Asia-Pacific continues to strengthen its position in trade finance, supported by a solid manufacturing base and rising adoption of digital trade systems. Singapore’s push for electronic trade ...

International trade has increasingly become a key force behind global GDP growth. With steady increases in transaction size as well as payment periods, a lot of this trade has become reliant on trade ...

Many African economies face persistent shortages of foreign exchange (FX), particularly U.S. dollars, which can impair their ability to fund imports, pay off debt and maintain stable macroeconomic ...

Trade finance reduces payment and delivery risks in international transactions. Letters of credit are key tools in trade finance, ensuring payment upon delivery. Effective trade finance is vital for ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The 2025 FIS Supply Chain Finance (formerly Demica) Benchmark Report ...

While banks have accelerated digital solutions across business lines, accomplishing end-to-end digitalization of global trade remains far beyond their reach. The complexity of supply-chain finance ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the adoption of blockchain and DLT-based business solutions in the global trade ecosystem. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to push more people out of their ...

A year-end assessment of India’s financial ecosystem, balancing digital progress with unresolved credit frictions.

Huma's payment-finance platform aims to address the liquidity needs of trade financing using blockchain technology for faster settlement. Stablecorp CEO Alex McDougall shares a preview of I.D.E.A.S.

Francesca Nenci, global head of trade and correspondent banking at UniCredit, suggests 2022 should not be viewed as a ‘normal’ year because corporates were still strongly impacted by the pandemic.

Advice, customized solutions and security differentiate the winners in Global Finance’s 20th annual competition. Bartlomiej Bartosiewicz (L) and Marta Mroz-Sipiora (R) of Asseco accept the award for ...